Liz Skinner

Liz Skinner is Special Projects Editor for InvestmentNews and Editor of ESG Clarity US. She has been a financial reporter and editor at InvestmentNews for 10 years. Liz joined InvestmentNews after five years as a reporter for Bloomberg News, where she covered the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other business news out of the nation’s capital. Off the clock, she’s raising two fearless girls and enjoys running, ice-skating and traveling to as many cities and beaches as possible. She has an MA in Environmental Resource Policy from George Washington University and you can connect with her on Twitter @SkinnerLiz.

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Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: What it takes to retain women advisers

Brittain Prigge of Balentine shares her firm's success in cultivating a staff in which female advisers make up the majority.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 16, 2015
CEO on leadership: Stay cheerful even when faced with challenges

The key to success is an even and relentlessly optimistic demeanor.

Vacation planning pays off for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 15, 2015
Vacation planning pays off for advisers

Helping to create lifetime memories deepens relationships with clients

Even affluent parents can tap into financial aid to lower the cost of their children's college
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 15, 2015
Even affluent parents can tap into financial aid to lower the cost of their children's college

Here are ways to reduce the financial burden of higher education.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2015
Be sure to address these legal issues before sending your kids off to college

Power of attorney is among the documents that can help reduce stress when a student is away.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2015
Financial advisers to investors: Think of retirement as '35 years of unemployment'

As life expectancies get longer, seniors and soon-to-be seniors are slow to accept the need to plan for so many years going forward.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 14, 2015
Advisers tell clients: Think of retirement as '35 years of unemployment'

Although estimates of life expectancy just got longer, clients aren't prepared to make hard planning decisions.

What draws women advisers to certain IBDs
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 14, 2015
What draws women advisers to certain IBDs

Some IBDs are finding extraordinary success in leveling the ranks of male and female advisers, even though on average less than one out of every five advisers today is a woman. Here's how they do it.

New adviser course will target clients' behavioral finance issues
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 10, 2015
New adviser course will target clients' behavioral finance issues

As market volatility ramps up, the timing of IMCA's certificate program kicking off next month is ideal.

Retirement income innovations aim to ease longevity's strain on assets
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 10, 2015
Retirement income innovations aim to ease longevity's strain on assets

Planning for the spend-down phase more important than ever given the longer time horizon